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My Favourite
A list of my favorite sites on the World Wide Web. Auctions, rugby sites, clubs and places to find rugby items as well as fellow collectors.
Main web sites for sporting auction, most have at least 2 sports or collectable auction a year some have on-line catalogues. Most will take email bids at least 1 day prior to the auction.
- Number one auction site on the web for sports memorabilia.
- Vennett-Smith is one of Great Britain's leading professional
auction houses for specialist collectors sales. Postcards, Cigarette Cards,
Sports and Emphera.
- French new good for Pins and modern cards
- Online auction for postcards, ephemera, and collectibles - thousands of
postcards at auction! not a lot of rugby but worth a look now and then.
- This is the number one website for art and antiques.
We are essential for auctioneers, dealers, collectors, and anyone interested
in art, antiques and collectables.
- CELEBRATING 10 YEARS AS SPECIALIST
SPORTING MEMORABILIA AUCTIONEERS
- This is what Lockdales is all about. We hold bi-monthly live auctions at the
Ipswich Novotel, in which we sell collectables from all the above
categories.
http://www.the-saleroom.com/anthemion - This is the best auction house for the rugby collector, run by people who understand the game.
- Online golf memorabilia auctions
here.
- Auction of
Lansdowne Road and more to follow for the RWC 2007
- Sports auctions
twice a year lots of books.
- French sports auction site
- sports and collectables
Sites that sell Rugby Memorabilia direct: -
 | RUGBY RELICS - The Leading Supplier of Rugby Memorabilia Worldwide, according to their web site, prices can be high but I expect they may well have it |
| Matheson Sports International - NZ if you have not been here some nice bits well priced and a friendly service |
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www.a1memorabilia.co.uk
they have a full set of
Wales Grand Slam Programmes,
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- a new site for
sporting and rugby prints images and photos. |
Rugby Clubs and Rugby related links: -
| Rugby Memorabilia Society - An organization for collectors of rugby union material everywhere, a must if you are serious about Rugby collecting. |
| RFU - Now in the 21st century, just a pity they can not get the league results up on a Saturday, they keep us waiting until they arrive for work on Monday. VAT free if you buy from outside the UK |
| WRU - The Welsh version of the RFU, it's very red. VAT free again I think. |
| SCRUM. COM - good, try's very hard to stay ahead of the game. |
| Midwest Rugby links Page - Providing the BEST RUGBY LINKS 'round the WORLD! |
| Phoenix RFC - Grass roots rugby. |
| Heineken - Beer or lager shop games and rugby sponsorship |
| BBC - Sport - If you can not afford SKY and who can, at least you can listen to a game here on Saturday for free. Rugby, Football or what ever turns you on. |
| Legends - The preferred and reliable choice for Australian sporting collectors since 1993, Legends Genuine Memorabilia, good auction with Rugby Union and League items plus other sports. |
| Sapper-Rugby - Army rugby with the Royal Engineers R.F.C. |
| Clifton-RFC-History - A club trying to find details of its past |
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Stade Francais Paris - French rugby web site with attitude |
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Rugby Pioneers- Nice
site with lots of rugby
postcards, have a look owner will buy and sell and its nice to see someone
else's collection online ........ I look here every day |
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 Get your True Colours here Australian rugby news....
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| www.rugbycards.co.nz - Cigarette and Trade cards NZ collectors web site. |
| http://www.ldcauctions.com/Baines1.html - Baines cards collection site. |
| www.theeastterrace.com - Comments from James Stafford Editor, The East Terrace - "The site has gained a huge cult following since it began last year, is syndicated in various online and print media and may even be getting published in book form!! It is quite different from anything else out there!!" |
| http://www.rugbypostnz.com Rugby Gear For Everyone Online - a nice site selling All Blacks and other related items. |
| BaBas 1973 - That TRY by Gareth Edwards - you will find more great try's here as well |
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| http://wesclark.com/rrr/history.html - Historic rugby details |
| http://www.rugbynederland.nl/dames/ - Ladies rugby in The Netherlands |
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| www.associatesrugby.com.au - Club rugby in Perth Australia |
| http://leblogdepierresalviac.blogspot.com/ French rugby "Blog" site for journalist Pierre Salviac if you understand or can translate French this man has some interesting views. |
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Dubai Exiles Rugby Football Club |
| http://sports.mylounge.com Sports Forum for every American Sport Fan -Topics include Basketball, Baseball, Football, Soccer, and Hockey. |
| http://www.sporting-heroes.net/Default.asp Sporting Heroes - A Photographic encyclopedia of International Sports Players Rugby, Football, Cricket, Tennis, Golf and Athletics - great pictures and stats. |
| http://www.lordprice.co.uk/sports/rugby/rugby.html - a link for rugby prints and pictures |
| www.rucku.co - the power of some old Internationals behind this site, have your say, player's blog, comments, chat boards, win and buy stuff....all rugby related........ |
| www.ocrfc.com - Old Cranleighan Rugby Club based in Thames Ditton nice simple web site |
| www.rugbyarts.com - rugby art get your present here....... |
| www.marche.fr new French auction site and market place, are you looking RWC 2007 tickets? |
| www.rugbyimports.com new site for the rugby player lots of kit. balls, pads and authentic jerseys at USA prices lots of rugby goodies. |
| http://www.historyofnewport.co.uk/ - Newport Rugby Club History - |
| http://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/RugbyFootball.htm - History of rugby |
| http://stats.allblacks.com/statlist.asp - All Blacks stats and details very well run site |
| www.sportbilia.com - Buy, sell, swap, list wants, learn and talk sports memorabilia |
| Rugby On Stamps - as its says plus a few postcards |
| http://www.6nationsrugby.net Six Nations Rugby Union Guide |
| www.rugbyfootballhistory.com - Rugby football history a great site for research and rugby facts. |
| http://rencontres-ovales.fr/peintures1.htm - French link for Rugby Painters |
| www.scottishrugbyblog.co.uk - Scottish rugby Blog |
| http://www.lordprice.co.uk/sports/rugby/rugby.html - rugby images for sale |
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http://wesclark.com/rrr/images.html - rugby images and text from the USA |
| http://www.sports-depoque.com/ - A new French rugby site selling repro old kit and prints |
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www.ruckingrugby.com - Find Rugby Games - some great online rugby games for your enjoyment. |
| http://www.oxfam.org.uk/shop/ - Looks like Oxfam shops are now online, rugby books and other bits. |
| ArtsResources.net - New web search engine, very clean and simple |
| www.cardsandcaps.com Australian Football, Cricket & non-sport Cigarette Cards, Scanlens Cards, Post Cards, Woolworths & Coles Swap Cards and Football records |
| http://www.lovellsoccer.co.uk Lovell Soccer are one of the UK’s leading retailers of cheap and discounted football boots from major brands including Nike, adidas, Asics, Joma, Mizuno, Nomis and Puma. Our range of cheap and discounted football boots includes many of the boots worn by the world’s top football players, including the Puma King football boots, Nike Tiempo football boots, adidas Predator football boots and the adidas World Cup football boots. |
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http://www.watchliverugby.com/
- Sign up to watch live rugby on your PC at home...... |
| www.Browse-a-while.com - Look here for Rugby related cigarette/tobacco and related trade cards:- |
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| http://www.golfcross.co.uk/courses.asp - a link for a new game that combines rugby and golf |
Rugby Blogs: - Have you say and say to others
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=n3O9AafnjHI - lots of rugby video clips on "You Tube" |
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www.old-print.com - Rugby and old prints |
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http://www.rugbydirt.com/ - is and online rugby portal offering loads of information on Rugby. Get updated on the latest Rugby News, Rugby Events, Rugby Tournaments, Fixtures, Results, Experts Opinions, Rugby Featured Articles and more |
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www.therugbyworldcup.co.uk - nice clean "Blog" looks like its updated daily |
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www.rugby15.co.uk - nice site lets hope it stays.... |
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Links to rugby videos that you may wish to watch:-
| The ultimate charge down - Amazing this guy is still standing |
| She needs to keep her eye on the ball(s) - Poor guy – what a frustrating experience |
| Best try ever - John Kirwan won't want to see this |
| The rose snares the cockerel - England will be hoping this is how it plays out on Saturday |
| Running the Cheetahs ragged - Best Super 14 try of Round 1 |
| http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=lvkxifC1rLs - old England on "Youtube" |
| Danny Cipriani's slip of the tongue - The England debutant uses "that word" live on national TV |
| Showboating at its worst – or best - Definitely a contender for one of the biggest cock-ups ever |
| The ultimate butter hands - He'll have wished the earth had swallowed him up after this one |
| Having lovechildren with Shane Williams - This Welsh fan has had a little too much bubbly |
| Wales are in Heaven - A special tribute to the Grand Slam winners |
| Just dot the ball down Will - 'Manhandled' is about the only word to describe it |
THESE WILL OPEN IN A NEW WINDOW AND CAN BE LEFT TO DOWNLOAD AS YOU VIEW THE REST OF OVALBALLS: -
RWC plus British and Irish Lions links: -
| www.2005lions.net |
| www.lions-tour.com |
| www.lionsrugby.com |
| www.planetrugby.com |
| www.lionstour.com |
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| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_world_cup_2007 |
| http://www.worldcupweb.com/WCrugby/ |
Postcard and tobacco card links: -
| http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_McGill - Interesting link for details about Donald McGill |
| http://www.postcard.co.uk/fairs.php - Postcard traders link for fairs |
| http://www.cigarettecards.co.uk/dates.htm - Tobacco and cigarette cards fairs |
Other sports links.
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www.winningdrills.com - provides a host of basketball drills designed to help coaches build and maintain winning basketball teams. |
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http://www.coral.co.uk/rugbygauntlet - rugby link from Corel betting chance to win some prizes |
Other odd links to help you find your way around the web.
| http://adventuresofagastrodiva.blogspot.com/ - Not Rugby but if you need a meal in the Cotswold look here.. |
| http://flightsimx.archive.amnesia.com.au/ get the plane out the window..... |
| http://www.mis-group.com/funny/drunk/help_the_drunk_get_home.php get the drunk home |
| http://tinyurl.com/56t9u - So you want to be a test pilot? |
| http://a.oneofthelads.com/carwash.php - Get the girls to give the car a wash.... |
| http://www.dailymotion.com/ - If you like looking at funny video clips and perhaps have the odd video clip at home that takes up to much space on your PC then give this site a visit. You can also find some old rugby footage here. |
| http://www.wickedpissahgames.com/games/gravitypods/GravityPods.html - nice game gets hard at level 12 |
| THE LAKA - With the All Blacks here in November, make your own fun version of the Haka |
| http://www.c71123.com/daily_photo/ - please get a life |
| http://www.beerintheevening.com/ ................Not rugby but coming a close 2nd |
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Game's - Copter fun |
| New Game - Drives me crazy got to level 9 |
| When you have to Pay - £ to $ or Yen to dough |
| Translate - speak to the world |
| PayPal - makes life very easy when you have to pay the bill. |
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http://www.ourproperty.co.uk/ - House prices in the UK free to use and ideal when buying a house |
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